Maquet, Jacques Jérôme Pierre, 1919-
Variant namesJacques Jerome Pierre Maquet was born in Brussels, Belgium on August 4, 1919; JD and PhD University of Louvain (1946, 1948); PhD in social anthropology University of London (1952); DLit in social sciences University of Paris (1973). Maquet held the following positions: field anthropologist and head of the Rwanda-Burundi Center at the Institute for Scientific Research in Central Africa (IRSAC) in Astrida (Butare), Rwanda (1949-1957); professor of anthropology, State University of Congo, Elisabethville (Lubumashi), Belgian Congo (Zaire) (1957-1960); director of studies, Ecole Practique des Hautes Etudes, VIeme Section, University of Paris (1961-1968); professor of anthropology, Case Western Reserve University (1968-1970); and professor of anthropology University of California, Los Angeles (1971-1990). Maquet conducted anthropological field research in Rwanda, Burundi, Congo, and Belgian Congo (Zaire) from 1949-1960; from 1973-1988 Maquet conducted anthropological field research on Buddhist monasticism in Sri Lanka. Maquet's research interests included: Buddhist monasticism, the aesthetic and symbolic perception in the visual arts, the anthropology of meditation, and Theravada Buddhism.
From the description of Papers, 1939-2001, bulk, 1954-1990. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 475091958
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Birth 1919-08-04
Death 2013-01-18
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